Gino Chiodo

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Gino Chiodo CV

1. Pietro Gino Chiodo arrived from Italy 1956, has lived in Port Kembla for 51 years.
Gino worked for the Electric Power Transmission (Industrial Company) at Port Kembla 1957/58 as assistant site engineer. 1970/71 at Newcastle EPT branch manager, back to Port Kembla he accepted a new promotion as administration manager. bought house at Port Kembla. Married Rosa Abate who give to Gino three children. two girls Giulia and Alice, last one in the family Orlando.



Gino left EPT 1979 to start his own business. Bought the oldest hardware of the South Coast and renamed Gino’s Hardware.

At the age of 66 he left the work force, retired and joined the TAFE, back to study after 40 years.
First the modern technology, informatics, computer. Day time class and at night class try to learn another language Japanese. Finally with the new millennium Gino started a full time course and 2003 graduated in Fine Arts with to major Paint and sculpture. Gino spend another year at the TAFE, 2004, to receive his Advance Diploma in paint with high vote.
Gino has been exhibiting since 2003 in many group show in Illawarra and in Sydney.



2008 – The 34th Camden Artprize, winning two awards.
a) second prize with an acrylic paint in the challenge section
b) third prize with a bronze sculpture in the opening section.
2006 - The 32nd Camden Artprize,. third prize (the first award received) for a bronze sculpture



Major Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 – “On The Way” Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
2007 - “Branching Out”, Diramarsi - Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdonw, S dyne
2006 – “The Third Age”, La terza Eta’ – Wollongong City Gallery



Combined exhibitions
2008 – “Mind The Door”, Hazlehurst Community Gallery, Gymea, NSW
2004 – “1 + 2”, Old Court House, Wollongong


2007/08 Gino was the driving force in the establishment of the ARTinPORT gallery in Port Kembla
Aim to help to change the image of the old Port Kembla to a new look with the hoping to be come an Art-
Town, and most of all to help young students and emerging artists into the hard world of contemporary art.


Member of The NSW Sculpture Society ( 4 yrs).
Member, of the Association of Australia Gallery Guide (3 yrs)
Committee Member Project Galley (5 yrs), 2008 appointed Assistant Treasure and Exhibition Coordinator
Board Member of The Friends of the City Gallery (4yrs)
Wollongong City Gallery’s Voluntary Guide (3 yrs), Assistant Work Shop (4 yrs)
Director - Financial Adviser and Treasure - Port Kembla Pumas Soccer Club (12 yrs)


1987 to 1998 Chair Person Port Kembla Chamber of Commerce
1982 to 2000 Director and Treasure- Wollongong Wolves Soccer Club
1962 to 1978 Director and Treasure – EPT Soccer Club


GINO has been Justice of Pease since 1970 at the service of the community, specially the emigrants on the field of sport, working compensation and general affairs.